Truss



(No Model.)

G. WILKINSON.

TRUSS.

N0. 365,660. Patented June 28, 1887.

N. PETERS` PhokrLlhogmphur, Washnginn, D. C,

NITED Vrrn'rns GEORGE IVILKINSON, OF VELLSBOROUGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

TRUSS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 365,660, dated .Tune 28, 1887.

Application filed March 10, 1887. Serial No. 230,432. (No model.)

To all 1071.071?, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE WILKINSON, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Wellsborough, in the county of Tioga and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in 'Irusses; and I do declare the followingto bea full, clear, and exact description of theinvention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The invention will first be described in eon nection with the drawings, and then pointed out in the claim.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a perspective view of the invention applied. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the truss; Fig. 3, a transverse section on line x :t of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 a detail perspective view of the pad-holder.

In thedrawings, A represents a `flat-plate spring, which carries the broad back-pad B, provided with the screw Il and nut b. This screw Zi may pass through either of the holes b2, and the pad is thus made adjustable, so as to suit different persons.

C is a round spring, which carries the herniapads D on the holders E. The latter have a longitudinal slot, e, and the transverse hole e', through which passes the round spring. The pad-screwb passes through the slot cinto the nut b', and may be clamped at any point in said slot, while the screw b passes through a hole, b, so as ,to clamp the holder E at any point of elevation on the spring O. By this construction the pads may be adjusted higher or lower on spring C and also laterally on the holder E. In this way they can be made to press with great exaetness upon the part af- The round spring O and fected or desired.

flat spring A are jointed together by the following means:`

F G are two plates pivotcd together on the 'erosspin H, the plate F being grooved at f to .the springs may spread apart, I use the wellknown screw and traveling nut I J described in Patent No. 40,573; but my screw is connected by ears i i and tongue g2 with the pivot g3, so as to avoid wear upon the clothes.

My hernia-pads D are built upon a disk, d, which is made fast to a subjacent shanknut, d', in which works the screw cl2.

By my inode of hinging andconnecting the set-screw I avoid injury to the clothes of the wearer.

The crooks in the front spring where the pads are fastened adapt the truss to either a single or double hernia, while without them two springs would be required; hence it is an important feature of my invention.

W' hat I claim as new,and desire to protect by Letters Patent, is-

The truss herein described, consisting of a iiat spring carrying the back-pad, and a round spring carrying two hernia-pads, said springs adjustable in pressure at the hingejoint, and the front spring inwardly conveXed to form seats for the pad-holders, as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I al'iix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE VILKINSON.

Vitnesses: l

WALTER SHERwooD, EDWARD J. DARLING. 

